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MOTORIST
ALBERT É. CLOUGH
MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1929.
CAPTAIN CAMPBELL'S DESERT ESCAPE.
Plane Wrecked on Coast.
Amusing adventures in his seroplano quest in the Sahara for an ideal racing track were related by Captain Malcolm Campbell, who, returned to London recently.
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Wo pounded two Riff boys to act es guides when we eat out for
Tetuan from where we had to leave
the wrecked Moth,
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"Thrill of Joy." "The "next day we started off. again and after several hours say a spectacle wo should nover have imagined as capable of bringing a thrill of joy. It was a man, and
he was wearing trousers!
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"That meant wo word approach- ing the Spaniards, whom we
boloved to be not nearer than
Tetuan, 75 miles distant. The man and we were taken to the Military was at a Spanish wireless outpost, commander, who not only gave ne the first real we had had for 80 hours, but arranged for a cruiser and lighter to collect what was left
of the Moth.' Also he sont 13
soldiers to guard it until the vessels arrived.
"From there it was taken to Gibraltar, and we came home by a Spanish steamer
Captain Campbell looks none the worse for his adventures, and is determined to take his Blue Bird to the Sabara if he can make arrange-. mento for overcoming tha difficulties.
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"At night we halted at a village of Riff huts, where after consider fable difficulty, we persuaded the local chief to put us up. We alopt in a room into which we had to 'chimb up notches in two posts. 7
"Eight Rifle stared the room, the chief sleeping with his head over the hatoliway leading to the room where his wives were housed, Capt. Malcolm Campbell reached "One engine failed." said Cap-At night and at morning we were Londen recently with Flight-Lieut. tain Campbell, Miraculously offered dirty water to drink, and ICE IN THE OIL PAN.
Don, who piloted the Moth sero enough, this happened just as we with the broad, came a bowl filled Cortainly the motorist is perpump of my engine, the pump plans in which they flow from came within sight of that only with rancid grease, into which we socuted by Jack Frost in divers has not worked, although all oll-Croydon to the Sohara, starting on strip of beach,
Even this was strewn with of courtesy to the host.
had to dig the bread ceremony ways. Not only is this malevolent lines have been cleaned out and November 8,
They went in search of a stretch boulders. As we landed a wing aprite always trying to burst the gears and gasket of the pumpl radiators and plug up gasoline are now apparently perfect. What of the dessert which had been caught a boulder and we were lines, but he is also looking for do you think is the trouble? recommended to Captain Campbell alewed round into the sea. I Answer:-We assume from what as ideal for his attempt to regain) clambered out and found myself chances to put the engine lubrient-
in water up to my shoulders and ing system out of business. The you say that pump-geara tura pos- the world apood record.
În d'obruary Captain Campbell had to fight hard to get to the moisture in products of combustively and that the clearance be tion and air left in the cylinders tween gears and pump-housing is no drove his Blue Bird at 208.95 miles back of the machine before the and crankcaso, condenses into greater than normal. This pump per hour at Daytona Beach. Less under-current pulled me out and water and trickles down into the is claimed to be "self-priming" and than two months later Mr. Ray drowned me, a
Robbery, olt pan. Accidental leakage we infer that you are certain that Keech, an American, broke that around the head-gasket and at oil fills it. Do you base your record.
"Together we struggled to get In the heart of the Sahara Cap- the Moth from the sen, and did not other points in the cooling system atatement that the pump does not may also furnish water, which work upon the fact that the gage tain Campbell aims at reaching notice the arrival of some 50 Riffs. They seemed to come from nð- roaches the same resting place. shows no pressure? Lack of in- 220 miles an hour.
Ve dound the ideal track," he where. We signalled them to come "Men" storage batterias suitable for “A big display at “Oxiális" mad In the case of an engine that dicated pressure is not conclusivo stands for long periods in a tem- evidence of pump failure, for if told the Daily Chronicle "but I am to our aid, but they would not, and all cars. Also scoperties of all wee perature away below freezing, this (the relief-valve holds open, there still undecided about making use; inch.by we fought our way'back to frer moteroars and cyclet 'such as, Electrle horns, bumpers, spark plugs, water is bound to collect at the will be no pressure in the system, of it. The disadvantages are its the beach.
from civilisation, Then the Rifts, as ugly a band body pollah, tyre patches, brakelning, lowest part of the pan and even- although the pump is moving oli remoteness
Right at this normally. We suggest that you which makes access to it extremely of cut-throats as I have ever seen, Jacks, foot pumps, wrenches, dog kig tually to freeze. point is usually located the auction take the rallef valve apart and difficult, and the enormous ex surrounded us. They demanded All at exceptionaly low priom.” Cazi HONGKONG opening, through which the oil- make sure that there is no dirt pense in establishing and main-money, and I gave them all I dared. and inspect THF pump takes its supply and over between it and its seat, which may taiming headquarters there during They asked for more, but I turned MOTOR ACCESSORY CO., Bank of
* Inside out the pockets of my over- Canton Building. Tel. 0577. this is generally located the oil be holding it open and allowing the tests and for the final run.
"It was disappointing to find that alls, which satisfied them there filtering-scroen. Ico formed in the oil to by-pass back into the par meshes of this strainer or around If you have any doubt as to the the track was not 30 miles south-was no more to be had. the end of the oil suction pipe is pump being primed, you can insure woat of Thourt, as we had been This is about very likely to prevent the pump this contlon by injecting oil in told, but 160 miles,
When, under through the relief valve. It is 800 miles north of Timbuctoo. from drafting oil. Rovere cold conditions, the oil-gage very likely that when you get the
pressure, when the relief valve to close properly, you car to find the track, but could only engine in started, it is to be pre- will obtain normal pressure in the travel slowly, for most of the route lay over soft sand, which reminded sumed that the above has taken system.
me of the Pendine daya." place and the engine should not be
Starting Mixture is Weak.
It was the return journey when run until the ice has been' thawed
Question:My 1921 out. Do not depend upon hent has magneto ignition and, in cold flying by the coast over the Atlas developed by the engine itself to weather, the engine can usually Mountain that provided Captain his pilot with. do this. Considerable water may be started only by priming the Campbell and collect between oll changings and cylinders through the cocks. The thrilling adventures,
Their map showed them that to avoid trouble it's wall, at rather magneto has been inspected by short intervals, to draw off a small exports and pronounced O.K. A along the entire coast line of near- quantity of liquid from the bottom friend has advised connecting a 600 miles there was only one of the pan, through the drain-plug coll to use battery current in con- hole. Water always settles under junction with the magneto make the all and will run out rather and-break. Would this be advis promptly. This operation should able? What can you suggest to be performed after the engine has make starting easier?' stood for few minutes after having been shut down
shows no
Repaired Qil-Pump Won't Work
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Answer: The fact that the
"At Taourirt, we started in
short strip of besch where they might land in case of emergency. Descent upon the mountains was impossible.
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of adjustment and that this priming action does not take place. engine starta and rune, when you we suggest that you have this prime it, Indicates that the trouble is in the starting mixture and not looked over and readjusted If in the Ignition and we should not necessary and also that you look advise installing a coll for dual for and correct possible air- ignition, at least until all other leakage into the intake. remedies fail. Your carburetor the trouble still continues, please
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